St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-20
STRAY SUNBEAMs.

10 lUt last
: Saturday evening were much interested
in all the processes of newspaper max
ing. For the first time majority of
them acquired a knowledge of how the
type is set, the stereotyping is done and
how the papers are printed on a perfect
ing press. Many of them seemed to
manifest the most interest in the work
of the composing room, where the print
ers were deftly putting the little pieces
of metal together in a form to give ex-
preston to thoughts and ideas which
were first evolved from human brains.
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And yet as the visitors saw those little
pieces of metal piled up i'll their cases it
probably did not occur to one of them
how much work it takes to make type.
Every letter has to be handled by five
persons after it is cast. A visit to a
type foundry will reveal that the first
thing done to make type is to cut the
letter OH the end of fine piece of steel
forming punch. The punch is driven
into piece of polished copper, which
makes the matrix The matriX for the
face of the letter and the mould for the
body of the type are put into the type
casting machine, fed with melted metal,
and the letters are turned out one at a
time, dropping from the machine like
the ticking of a watch.
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A great deal of work is required in
finishing type. And when at last they
are apparently all right each letter is
eXamined'undera microscope, and if
any defect is discovered it is rejected.
There are only about thirty type fOun-
| dries in the United States. The failu.
| of type foundry is unknown in bust
ness circles.
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Manager REYNoLDs-I can say one
thing for Mrs. LANGTRY. If she is Eng
lisn born she is thoroughly American in
her ideas and interests. Every dollar of
her earnings is invested in this country
| As soon as dollar is made she salts it
| down right here in America. No, she
doesn't depend on her beauty to attract
audiences. If anybody i'll st. Paul thinks
she is not a good actress, Just let them
suspend judgment until next week.
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HENRY E. ABBEY says he is going to
manage BERNHARDT for the next four
years. There is general suspicion
that when Mr.. ABBEY gets through his
four years experiment in attempting
to manage that lady, he will be in the
condition of the man who attempted to
twist the mules tail-a jellied mass of
humanity. @
Couture without comfort is barren
ideality," says the Sioux Falls Press.
Right you are, brother. And we are
glad to see the Dakota editors combine
so much comfort with all their culture.
If anybody in this world is entitled to a
princely living it is the cultured news
paper man.
Chicago can do everything but play
ball." is the sad refrain of a Chicago
| newspaper after summing up last week S
scores. AS ball playing is about the
only thing that Chicago tries to do in
the summer season, it is a gloomy out
look for the Lake City.
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An East Bay theater manager who is
envious of Mrs. I.ANGTRY's fine cos
tuning, is trying to get possession of
her wardrobe by an attachment on
suit for breach of contract.
The Jersey Lily has no idea of surren-
dering her good clothes to the minions
of the law. She wants to wear them
herself. The celebrated beauty will
probably live long enough in America
to learn that the performance of a con-
tract is the most sacred obligation rest
ing upon an American citizen. If she
expects to do business in this country
she must do it on the American plan.
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The effect of the interstate commerce
law is beginning to be felt. The failure
of beef farm syndicate at Cheyenne
and the curbing the Standard Oil gang
got at Buffalo are among the most
conspicuous results of the change that
is being produced. Everything will be
evened up in time.